Holdem Genius™ FAQ

Holdem Genius™ is the most advanced Texas Holdem odds calculator and the ultimate weapon for playing technically perfect Texas Holdem hands. It uses complex algorithms to calculate odds and provide the best advice for every situation, taking into account cards, position, fold depth, playing style and pot odds. Holdem Genius™ does all this by automatically reading your cards and your opponents' moves- so you don't have to input any information.

You can obtain a Holdem Genius™ license for free by signing up with one of the participating poker rooms listed here. Licenses are also available for purchase by credit card.

Holdem Genius™ supports well over 250 poker rooms and we are adding new ones all the time. Click here for the complete list.

There are two ways to obtain a Holdem Genius™ license:
Option #1 You can get a free license by signing up with one of our affiliated poker rooms by using the links and bonus codes on the free license offer page. The offer page will have a set of numbered steps to follow. Click on each step for more detailed information.
Option #2 You can purchase a license from us directly by visiting our secure order page.
Please note that all licenses have durations of one year. They are not automatically renewed. If you wish to renew your license you can obtain the second one by either of the above options.

Yes, you will still receive a bonus on your first deposit, as long as you meet the bonus requirements outlined by the partner poker room. Please see the details on our sign up page.

It is not cheating. Holdem Genius™ passively watches your game, calculating odds and giving advice. It does not play Texas Hold'em for you, and therefore does not violate the rules or policies of any online Texas Hold'em poker room. This tool will give you poker odds. It does not use any information you don't already have. It does not read anyone else's cards, and does not share information with your opponents.

Yes, you can use Holdem Genius™ on both types of tables. Although it will certainly give you accurate odds on your own hand, the advice that Holdem Genius™ gives you may be skewed in play money games. This is because Holdem Genius™ assumes your opponents know how to play Texas Hold Em, and are not playing recklessly. In play money games where no one has anything to lose, people play more recklessly.

Many people think that Holdem Genius™ calculates the poker odds by randomly dealing the outcome many times, and averaging out the results (i.e. the Monte Carlo method). This is partially true, but it is not nearly enough in the game of poker: a Texas Hold Em player who has stayed in while others have folded no longer can be considered to have any old random hand. For this reason Holdem Genius™ uses a proprietary predictive algorithm to give weight to your opponents' poker hands, and determines the probability that you will have the best hand at the River using that algorithm. Advice is given based on this probability, and adjusted according to your position in relation to the dealer button.

Holdem Genius™ also calculates Pot Odds, which are a critical factor in skillful, high-percentage poker. They're mathematically complex and quite confusing for most people, but they essentially work like this: If the money you can win in a pot - compared to a ratio of how much you need to put in and the odds of hitting your hand - will more than make up for all the times you might lose, you should call. In other words, if you make that same play over and over, you'll come out ahead in the long run. Simple odds calculators can't manage the complexity needed to generate those odds. Holdem Genius™ can. And that's your decided edge. Holdem Genius™ provides all the basic hand odds (even improving on the basics) PLUS pot odds so you don't make isolated - and costly - plays based on hand odds alone.

Over time you will find the predictions are extremely accurate. For example, given a situation where Holdem Genius™ tells you that you have a 75% chance of winning the Texas Hold Em hand, you will find that you will take about 3 out of every 4 of those pots. NOTE: All pre-flop odds are pre-calculated and hard-coded into the program. Many starting hands will vary in strength depending on the number of people at the table.

This software runs on Microsoft XP and Vista.

At this time we do not offer a version that is supported by Mac. We are planning to lauch a version later this year. Please check our website for updates.

In the meantime it is possible to run our program with a windows emulator, but we do not guarantee that it will run flawlessly.

Unlike other calculators, Holdem Genius™ automatically attaches to your poker room window. All the information you need to dominate your opponents is all there on one screen. This calculator won't just tell you what your Texas Hold'em hand will be. It also compares your likely hand to your opponents' likely hands, giving you your odds of winning the poker hand, not just what you will personally hold. This is important, for example, if you have an 85% chance of making your straight, but there are 4 hearts on the table! This poker odds calculator program will tell you when to hold and fold based on everyone's position, not just yours alone.

It is essential to know when you might need to lay down those pocket aces, no matter how hard it might be!

If your favorite poker room isn't on our list of supported poker rooms, please submit a request using the form below to let us know you would like to have it added. Our developers will consult these requests when adding new poker rooms.